Labels should be removed from metal cans with paper labels. It is not necessary to remove labels from plastic bottles.

Place newspapers and magazines, including coupons, glossy inserts and flyers, in a grocery bag, preferably paper, and place on top of other recyclables. Phone books can be included in this bag.

Place office paper in a separate grocery bag, preferably paper, and place it on top of other recyclables.

Flatten and tie corrugated cardboard (identifiable by its squiggly center core) in bundles no larger than 3-foot square and place beside recycling bin. Cereal and other food product packages are made of chipboard and cannot be included in recyclables at this time.

Watch the weather. Wet paper, newspaper and cardboard have to be thrown away.

Curbside pickup is limited to single-family households and duplexes. However, if an apartment complex organizes a way to collect recyclables, the building's garbage hauler can often arrange to pick up recyclables as well.

Recyclables may also be dropped off at Dependable Sanitation, 1520 Brown County Road 19 North. Hours are Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Saturday 8 a.m. to noon. Source: Dependable Sanitation